UNUSUAL HACKS TO STOP YOUR GLASSES FOGGING UP

Glasses wearers will be all too familiar with foggy lenses from hot air that gets trapped, dramatically reducing vision. It’s a common problem for many, especially while having to wear masks. A quick wipe or two on clothing may resolve the issue; then it occurs again. Ensuring your glasses are correctly adjusted to your face is imperative, but besides expensive lens coating, FoggyWipe shares some unusual hacks can stop your glasses from fogging up.

Soap and water may not seem so unusual but washing your glasses at the sink can prove to be quite awkward but useful for fog prevention. The soap residue leaves a layer that stops heat from getting trapped, halting it in its tracks. There are downsides. You need to dry the lenses properly, and depending on the material, it may remove the protection. More importantly, you may not know what chemicals are in the soap, and these can be abrasive to some types of lens.

Shaving foam is an unusual but effective method. The foam leaves a protective layer like soap and cleans too. It does require planning and more a night before trick as you need the foam to sit on the surface before cleaning off. It’s also not ideal to carry shaving foam everywhere you go.

A make-do ‘bridge’ for your glasses using nose pads, including homemade, can remove the need to use any chemicals. With the lenses protruding away from your face, it eliminates the close contact of hot air. This could potentially be uncomfortable and reduce the stability of the frames.

Finally is FoggyWipe’s solution: a reusable wipe that takes just 10 seconds to apply. While the above hacks are very effective, they don’t come with the same convenience and portability of carrying a discrete wipe. Though the effect lasts for up to 48 hours, the Foggywipe boasts 700 reuses.